Dental Assistant (Spanish)

Dental Assistant (Spanish)

Job-Specific Whole-Person Assessment (Test)

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Dental Assistant (Spanish)

Perform limited clinical duties under the direction of a dentist. Clinical duties may include equipment preparation and sterilization, preparing patients for treatment, assisting the dentist during treatment, and providing patients with instructions for oral healthcare procedures. May perform administrative duties such as scheduling appointments, maintaining medical records, billing, and coding information for insurance purposes.

Top activities and tasks for this job:
  • Prepare patient, sterilize or disinfect instruments, set up instrument trays, prepare materials, or assist dentist during dental procedures.
  • Record treatment information in patient records.
  • Assisting and Caring for Others - assist in examining or treating dental or medical patients
  • Expose dental diagnostic x-rays.
  • Take and record medical and dental histories and vital signs of patients.
  • Assist dentist in management of medical or dental emergencies.
  • Provide postoperative instructions prescribed by dentist.
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

About the test (Full Version)

The HR Avatar Dental Assistant (Spanish) Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history. Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.

The Dental Assistant (Spanish) test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.

The specific attributes measured include:

Cognitive Ability
  • Atención al detalle
  • Pensamiento analítico
  Behavioral History
  • Estudio de historial – desempeño
  • Estudio de historial - permanencia en el puesto
Personality
  • Adaptabilidad
  • Busca la perfección
  • Civismo Corporativo
  • Competitivo
  • Desarrolla relaciones
  • Disfruta resolviendo problemas
  • Muestra una actitud positiva ante el trabajo
  • Requiere de una estructura
  Emotional Intelligence
  • Autoconsciencia emocional
  • Autocontrol emocional
  • Empatía

Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.

The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.

Language:Español (México)
Time to Complete:40 Minutes (Approximately)
O*Net SOC Code:31-9091.00
Simulation Context:General Hourly
O*Net Context:Healthcare Support
More information about this Job
Annual US Wages (2020)
Bottom 10%:
$28,940 or less
Bottom 25%:
$34,470 or less
Median:
$41,180 (Average)
Top 25%:
$49,810 or more
Top 10%:
$58,390 or more

Hourly US Wages (2020)
Bottom 10%:
$13.91 or less
Bottom 25%:
$16.57 or less
Median:
$19.80 (Average)
Top 25%:
$23.95 or more
Top 10%:
$28.07 or more

US Employment Statistics
2020:
330,200
2030 (projected):
367,000
Annual U.S. Job Openings:44,000

Top Knowledge Requirements
  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • English Language
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Education and Training
  • Psychology
  • Production and Processing
  • Clerical
Top Skills
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Service Orientation
  • Critical Thinking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Monitoring
  • Active Learning
Top Abilities
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Oral Expression
  • Speech Recognition
  • Near Vision
  • Written Comprehension
  • Speech Clarity
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Inductive Reasoning
Education Requirements
High School Diploma:
9%
Post-Secondary Certificate:
63%
Some College:
8%
Associate's Degree (2 yr):
12%
Professional Degree:
6%
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category.
Related Work Experience Requirements
None:
11%
Less than 1 Month:
10%
1 - 3 Months:
11%
3 - 6 Months:
9%
6 Months - 1 Year:
31%
1 - 2 Years:
28%
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category.

Alternate Titles for this Role: Certified Dental Assistant (CDA), Certified Registered Dental Assistant, Dental Aide, Dental Assistant (DA), Dental Nurse, Dentist Attendant, Expanded Duty Dental Assistant (EDDA), Expanded Function Dental Assistant, Expanded Functions Dental Assistant (EFDA), Oral Surgery Assistant, Orthodontic Assistant (Ortho Assistant), Orthodontist Assistant, Registered Dental Assistant (RDA), Surgical Dental Assistant

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